In my thirteen years offering Craniosacral Therapy I often hear a whisper deep inside of people asking the question, “Am I enough?” While the answer is always yes, it can be hard for us to feel this truth when parts of ourselves seem to be lost due to unresolved past trauma, illness, or the ways we have learned to defend ourselves.

After I was shot by a soldier during the Rhodesian Bush War I crossed over into death with confusion and mistrust. I met five beings, one after the other, who loved and accepted every part of me including my anger and woundedness until my ability to trust was restored. I know every person is worthy of this kind of love.

I ask myself how can I help others know without a doubt, “Yes, I am enough and I have permission to be fully alive."

During a Craniosacral session, I meditate on giving to others what was given to me by those five beings - love, purification, acceptance, space for self forgiveness, and remembering our connection to the web of life. This has proven to be powerful medicine. Many people comment on feeling like they went somewhere else and experience a deep level of spaciousness that allowed them to relax and see themselves in a different light.

I focus on embodying one of those five beings I met when I was on the other side of the veil that is the best match for my client. It is not uncommon for people to say at the end of a session, "When you moved from my side back down to holding my feet I still felt your hands on my side. So I felt two sets of hands contacting me." There have been times when people have told me they feel their whole body being held as if they are being cradled, and that gave them the needed container to heal their physical and emotional distress.

I am so lucky to be able to pay forward what I was given.

My upcoming book will share the whole story of my crossing over, meeting five beings, and being called back to life by the Medicine Song of an African woman. If you have friends and family who may be interested in getting book and event updates please do have them sign up for my newsletter.